This book is the history of the Eastern Vikings, the Rus and the Varangians, from their earliest mentions in the narrative sources to the late medieval period, when the Eastern Vikings had become stock figures in Old Norse Romances.
Sverrir Jakobsson is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Iceland.
Innehållsförteckning
1. Incursion.- 2. Attack.- 3. Accommodation.- 4. Engagement.- 5. Adaptation.- 6. Adventurer.- Intermission: History becomes Legend.- 7. Armed Pilgrims.- 8. Mercenaries.- 9. Varangians in Cultural Memory.- 10. Missionaries.- 11. The Emperor in the Holy City.- 12. The End of the Line.- Conclusion: The Cultural Significance of the Varangians.